The kora of renowned Malian musician Ballaké Sissoko was broken by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, the instrumentalist claims. The West African musician was traveling to Paris from ...

Renowned Mali musician Ballaké Sissoko claimed today that US Customs in New York "completely destroyed" his custom-made kora, the West African instrument with which he performs. "The kora is a fragile ...

Diabaté was widely recognised as the greatest kora musician of his generation. His effortless, calm and dignified strumming of the kora to produce enchanting and blues-like sounds that stay with the ...

When Ballake Sissoko, a renowned kora player from Mali, looked in his case at his Paris home after flying from New York, he found the instrument in pieces. By Maria Cramer A renowned Malian musician ...

One of Mali's most prominent musicians has criticized the Transportation Security Administration after he said his "impossible-to-replace" instrument was destroyed by agents at New York's John F.

It was a melodious weekend as Root Folkways, a folk heritage festival organised by Banyan Tree in the city aimed at placing folk forms centre stage in order to highlight different cultures in India.

Cape Town — Ballake Sissoko, a noted player of the kora - a 21-string instrument, recently got the shock of his life when he found his instrument in pieces. U.S. customs officials are reported to have ...

A renowned Malian musician said when he came back to Paris on Monday from a concert tour in the United States, he opened the case to his kora and found the instrument in pieces. The musician, Ballake ...

Protesters against the Trump administration's border policies attend a rally at the US Customs and Border Protection Detention Center on Saturday in McAllen, Texas, the US. Photo: VCG United States ...

Malian musician Ballake Sissoko, a renowned player of the kora, has accused US customs of breaking his 21-string instrument “without any justification”. Sissoko’s team said in a statement on Tuesday ...

British Gambian artist Sona Jobarteh plays the kora, a string instrument that has been the preserve of men since the 13th century, passed down from father to son in a special set of families in West ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Sydney musician Miriam Lieberman can play a number of instruments, but it’s clear she’s found her true ...